St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-23

PRICELESS VALUE
that sparkied and burned like living fire on
his finger
Well. yes, although very few people
outside of the trade really know a pure gem
when they see it. Even the best of US are
sometimes taken in"
What is the the purest gem known?'
"Well. think the production of the African
helds are the best and most popular; they
also are more sought after for their real
value. There are a cart-load of poor stones
on the market, and it would surprise you
to know that for reasons peculiar to them
selves. good many of our young men
prefer to flash the Cape May article rather
than the real thing. Next to diamonds
quite few OF the people who are consid-
cred all fait have acquired a fad for EN-
eralds and mOonSt0nes. Some of the latter
are exquisite, and for pure ornament they
are preferable to diamonds. One of the
most exquisite settings of these rare gems |
have ever seen is worn by st. Paul man.
There are great variety of colored gems
such as rubies, sapphires, cats eyes-also
very handSome-and oriental opals. Pearls
are not so much worn. The value of dia-
made up and polished. There is not dia-
mond-polshIng place in st. Paul or the
Northwest, except one in Chicago A pol
ishing wheel makes 1.500 revolutions per
minute and the polishing is done with
DIAMOND DUST.
Speaking of big diamonds. perhaps you
were not aware that the biggest genuine
spark ever seen in these parts was the one
stolen from Elliot's short time ago. 1t
weighed twenty-seven carats and dazzled
like an African sunset"
What are the styles now?" ''Well, it is
strange, but the styles and settings change
about as often with rare gems as anything
else. Only few years ago. and ii was
fashionable to wear big, clumsy settings
that almost covered the finger; at
present the inclination is in the d.
rection of small but fine stones
The finer and cOstlier the better. The
mania now is for rings, and light settings
are all tine rage, while many of the more
fastidious tastes originate their own de-
signs. remember one case-that of one
of our most swell young men mentioned
later ON, who got up something very
unique and original. 1t is ring with set
ting of diamond and ruby, with circle of
delicately traced wrought IRON"
HERE THEY ARE.
AS the dealer politely declined to impart
the name of the fortunate possessor of this
rich treasure, the writer took mental in
ventory of his fastidious friends and con-
cluded that it was the Identical darling he
had seen scintillate on the hand of l.. E.
Newport. Upon further pursuing this train
of thought his fancy lightly fingered upon
other fortunate owners of fine sparks in
st. Paul, and among the gentlemen thus
blessed were recalled host of individuals,
not to say anything of the locomotive
headlights which flash their effulgence
upon poor humanity from the immaculate
shirt fronts and fingers of score of dandy
hotel clerks, for when it comes to diamonds
the hotel clerk the world over claims them
as his own, while the courteous and ac-
complished mind-readers of the sanity city
lay clean over the deck. the same in this
respect as in all else.
Perhaps one of the daintiest and rarest
gems worn by any gentleman in the city is
that possessed by o. r. Fox; his famous
PINK DIAMOND
is rara avis in more ways than one. 1t is
considered by experts as being the third one
of its kind in the United States. 1t weighs
over two and one half carats, and its value
is away up in the hundreds.
Among the city officials who wear valua-
BILE gems are Aid. Dick O'COnnor and O. o.
Cullen. Each of these gentlemen are
equipped with stones of magnificent luster
and of rare value, although their possessors
are both modest gentlemen in the extreme.
1t has been said by admirers that Col
Allen. of the Merchants hotel, and his
son, Ehle, are in possession of a verita-
BILE diamond mine. One thing is certain.
few gentlemen in this or any other city can
boast of such an admirable selection of
rare and valuable diamonds. The snowy
shirt front of the colonel sparkles with as
fair stone as can be found in this section
of the United States. while the good taste of
Ehle is shown in the harmonious selection
of scarf pin, cuff buttons, watch charm,
stud and finger ring to match. The only
other man i'll st. Paul who can match Ehle
land he doesn't quite reach the scratch). is
Thomas Marrat. who trains in the same
class, but who has not as yet completed his
selections.
Prominent among other young gentlemen
who possess something nice in the diamond
line is John Merriam, whose superb stud
and
CAMEO BUTTONS
have reflected great credit upon his good
judgment and taste. Then there is Lyn
Power and f. B. Abbey, both OF whom are
richly endowed in this line, the latter having
acquired a valuable acquisition at the last
Xmas disturbance. Stanley Prondfit is also
the possessOr of a good diamond outfit, as is
Sam Dawson and his partner. p. I. Kava-
nagh, the latter flashing one of the finest
sparks in the city. One OF the prettiest
stones in the city, perhaps, is worn by G.
H. Van Anken. 1t is of the purest water,
and is known among good judges as blue
water diamond, this being equal to June
dewdrop, of purest ray serene.
The latter is tw0-carat stone, and is about
the same weight as the handsome spark
worn by Mr.. Scribner, Jr. That P. Rasche,
OF the Hotel Ryan, is an admirer of fine
diamonds, is attested by the pardonable
pride he takes in inspecting the magnificent
solitaire received last Christmas, as a token
of friendship from his many admirers. 1t
is gem Of the purest water, and he may
well feel proud of it.
Among the prominent railroad men who
have fad or fancy for the proper thing in
diamonds are W. II. Dixon and George B.
Clason. of the Milwaukee road. These
gentlemen are away up in
THE LATEST MODES
and are said to invest at every new dividend
of their road.
Very few editors can afford the outlay
consequent upon the purchase of the genii-
inc article, but in this connection d. E.
Roseile, editor of the Daily Short Lines, is
an exception. Mr.. Koselle is the possessor
of several magnificent diamonds, and he is.
without doubt, one OF the best judges of
genuine sparks in the country.
In speaking of diamonds, it would be
manifestly unfair to omit the superb eolIec-
tion owned by w. K. Merriam, at least one